1. one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestines; [syn: mesenteric artery, arteria mesenterica]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
arteria mesenterica
n 1: one of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two
layers of the mesentery to the intestines [syn: mesenteric
artery, arteria mesenterica]